Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-06-15

fort has been made by the friends Of both
to bring about mill which would decide
which was the better man. Mcclellan
through his friends, issued a challenge to
Morris, which appeared in Saturdays is
sue of the TRIBUNE. Morris came
promptle to the scratch, and the result
was that both parties and the friends met
at this Office last evening and posted a
forfeit of twenty-five dollars each, and ac-
quiesed upon the following
| ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
Articles of agreement made and entered
| into this 18th day of June, 1887, between
| Con Morris of Chicago, ILL.,. of the one
part and William McGeehan of st Louis,
Mo-, of the other part, witnesseth:
I. Said parties agree to fight catch
weight with gloves, to a finish, at a place
and time to be determined hereafter by
the managers of the respective parties.
| 2. Said fight to take place on the 5th
day of July, 1887, at some point within
twenty-five miles of Great Falls, Montana.
| for a purse, to be hereafter raised by sub
scription' and the gate receipts, the latter
| to be divided as follows: Sixty-fve per
cent to the winner and the balance to the
! loser.
g. London Prize Ring Rules to govern.
4. The referee to be chosen and agreed
upon by the managers of the respective
| parties upon the ground at the time of
said fight; yProo5dang said managers can
| not agree upon referee, they are to call
| upon one of the spectators to make such
selection, and his selection shall be
| final
S. The sum of twenty-five dollars is
hereby and at this date deposited with
Will Hanks of the Great Falls TRIBUNE
by each of the said parties as forfeit in
the event of either party failing to ap-
pear at the time and place agreed upon.
There is no doubt in the minds of the
friends of the pugilists but that the COM
ing mill
WILL BE FOR BLOOD,
as both men are evenly matched and
game, and are willing to take plenty of
punishment. Then there is a slight enmi-
! ty toward each other, born of their recent
scrap, which will be an incentive for either
| to get down to work and do their best
| fighting. Both contestants are aware that
| hippodrome will not be tolerated, and it
| is believed they will not attempt such a
proceeding.
THE MEN.
| Con Morris is plasterer by trade, has
resided in Great Falls for some months,
| and is an industrious and hard-working
man. He halls from Birmingham, Eng
land; was born of Irish parents, and came
to America in 1881. He is SO years Of age,
5 feet II inches in height, and when in
condition will weigh about 172 pounds.
His first introduction to the magic circle
was in the "ould country" when at the
age of 1S years he defeated Charley Head
of Noting Hill, London, England, in 81
rounds for $50 a side. He next fought
'sDoc" Bennett of the same place for $50
a side, February, 1878; defeated Ted Chet-
tie of Northampton, England, April, 1874;
defeated William Sheriff, alias the Prus-
sian, II rounds at Nat Presson's, the Cross
Keys, High street, Lancaster, England,
July, 1875. He also fought Sam Breeze
of Birmingham, England, who fought ALI
Greenfield. His last fight in England was
with Jimmey Burns of Batteson, the IA
nous boxing plasterer, whom he defeated
in Is rounds, March, 1881. After landing
in New York Morris fought all comers at
Barney Geoghegan's 'eThe Ould House at
Home" on the Bowery. There he fought
and defeated an unknown" from man
of-war who styled himself sChampion of
the United States Navy He went to
Chicago in the fall of 1881, and spared at
Paddy Ryan's benefit, October 3, 1881, for
the heavy weight champion medal Of Iili-
nois presented by Richard z. Fox, defeat
ing Tom McAlpin, alias Soap; fought
Paddy Golden three rounds for the medal,
the fight ending in a row; was next
matched to fight Capt. J. H. Dalton for
$500, but the fight fell through, Morris
FORGETTING $50; next met and defeated Abe
Williams (colored) of Chicago, three
rounds, on the occasion of Prof. Tommy
Chandler's benefit at Central Music hall,
Chicago, in the fall of 1882. His last fight
in the Garden city, and by far the best,
| was with the late James Elliott, champion
of America, at the Park theatre, on State
street. He next fought John Elbore,
champion of Colorado, at Denison, Texas,
February, 1885. Since that time Con has
industriousiy followed his trade until his
recent scrap with Mcclellan.
William McGeehan is Scotchman by
birth, being born in Glasgow, Of Scotch
Irish parents, October 8, 1847, stands
five feet ten inches in height and weighs
when in condition 1856 pounds, and by
trade is boiIermaker, and for some years
past has worked in St.Louis, which place
he names as his home His general ap-
pearance would indicate that he was q
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